Article: 120239 of sci.geo.satellite-nav Reply-To: "Keith Monahan" From: "Keith Monahan" Newsgroups: sci.geo.satellite-nav References: Subject: Re: I'm doing it Lines: 61 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: <4xYH5.62$Lk5.2640@dca1-nnrp2.news.digex.net> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 14:20:48 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.119.238.122 X-Complaints-To: abuse@digex.net X-Trace: dca1-nnrp2.news.digex.net 972051648 209.119.238.122 (Fri, 20 Oct 2000 10:20:48 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 10:20:48 EDT Organization: Intermedia Business Internet - Beltsville, MD Path: news.meer.net!nntp1.ba.best.com!news1.best.com!newsfeed.mathworks.com!howland.erols.net!news-out.digex.net.MISMATCH!dca1-hub1.news.digex.net!intermedia!dca1-nnrp2.news.digex.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Xref: news.meer.net sci.geo.satellite-nav:120239 Amen! I too have played around with the map files, examining the format, etc. I haven't got too far due to lack of time, but I'd be very interested to find out how far you have gotten and what the technical details are. I'm assuming you've found the XOR required to turn the files back into semi-plain text? Keith ""Mario Rossi"" wrote in message news:F416GAd6jMmqWIbf0Yx000093ee@hotmail.com... > Hi GPS addicted, > > some months ago I purchased an eMap - Deluxe Package, along with Italy > Roads & Recreation CD. It's amazing how much fun you can have with this > wonderful "dad's toy", and still I bring it with me when I have to > travel for business or pleasure. > The cartography is the part that really amazes me more and I have been > often surprised by how much it can be accurate. > Of course, as many folks of this newsgroup, I wanted to have the > possibility to modify it by adding extra details wherever the provided > was poor. After a bit of lurking on sci.geo.satellite-nav I understood > that many demanded this possibility, despite what Garmin could think > about, but nobody found out a way to do it. > > So I decided to do it on my own (chi fa da se fa per tre). > > I spent several evenings on my laptop (instead of watching boring TV > programs) and now I can tell you that I'm at a good point in my > investigation having a rough idea about the structure of the files as > well as how and where the objects are stored. I still have wide > unknown areas, but I understand the basics of the standard now. > Currently I'm working on a simple utility that should analyze the files > and produce a report. > Next step will be a program that adds or removes details on an existing > map. > > I generally agree with all the ones that say copying the RR CDs is a > copyright violation and a theft, and I have purchased my copy > of Italy R&R, but I demand also the right to modify it. > > I'm wait your comments and opinions. > > Bye > > GPSCurioso > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > -- > Posted from [194.21.215.101] by way of f41.pav1.hotmail.com [64.4.31.41] > via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG Article: 120248 of sci.geo.satellite-nav From: gpscurioso@hotmail.com ("Mario Rossi") Newsgroups: sci.geo.satellite-nav Subject: Re: Re: I'm doing it Date: 20 Oct 2000 17:39:27 +0200 Organization: Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG Lines: 30 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: f95.pav1.hotmail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: news.mailgate.org 972056367 8627 64.4.31.95 (Fri, 20 Oct 2000 17:39:20 CEST) X-Complaints-To: f95.pav1.hotmail.com@abuse.net abuse@mailgate.org NNTP-Posting-Date: 20 Oct 2000 15:39:27 GMT Mail-From: gpscurioso@hotmail.com from [194.21.215.101] by way of f95.pav1.hotmail.com [64.4.31.95] X-Originating-IP: [194.21.215.101] X-URL: http://www.Mailgate.ORG Path: news.meer.net!nntp1.ba.best.com!news1.best.com!newsfeed.mathworks.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.online.be!ams.uu.net!news.mailgate.org!f95.pav1.hotmail.com!not-for-mail Xref: news.meer.net sci.geo.satellite-nav:120248 >Amen! > >I too have played around with the map files, examining the format, etc. > >I haven't got too far due to lack of time, but I'd be very interested > to >find out how far you have gotten and what the technical details are. > >I'm assuming you've found the XOR required to turn the files back into >semi-plain text? > >Keith Yes, I have found out the XOR key quite early, but then I've been disappointed not finding all the labels I expected to name cities, roads POIs. I have a document where I have noted all what I have discovered but unfortunately it's in italian. The sooner or the later I'll translate and distribute it. GPSCurioso _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. -- Posted from [194.21.215.101] by way of f95.pav1.hotmail.com [64.4.31.95] via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG